March 15, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of 2-Methyl AP-237 in Schedule I
With the issuance of this final order, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is permanently placing 1-(2-methyl- 4-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)piperazin-1-yl)butan-1-one (commonly known as 2-methyl AP-237), including its optical and geometric isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This scheduling action discharges the United States' obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961). This action imposes the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, import, export, engage in research or conduct instructional activities with, or possess), or propose to handle 2-methyl AP-237.
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: REGENT Craft, Inc.
The Coast Guard is announcing its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with REGENT Craft, Inc. (REGENT) to evaluate advancements in Wing-In-Ground (WIG) maritime aircraft for applicability to USCG missions. REGENT's sea gliders are representative of that technology. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with REGENT, we are soliciting public comment on the possible nature of and participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Coast Guard also invites other potential non-Federal participants, who have the interest and capability to bring similar contributions to this type of research, to consider submitting proposals for consideration in similar CRADAs.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of the Treasury (``Treasury'' or the ``Department''), Departmental Offices proposes to modify a current Treasury system of records titled, ``Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices .190Office of Inspector General Investigations Management Information System.'' This system's name is being amended to the ``Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices .190Office of Inspector General Electronic Case Management System,'' yet it will still maintain the same records and collected information that provides essential support for activities of the Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) relating to Treasury programs, operations, employees, contractors and other individuals or entities associated with the Department. Additionally, the Department proposes to amend this system of records by modifying one existing routine use, adding four new routine uses, and making technical changes and corrections.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that VA is modifying the system of records titled, ``Call Detail Records-VA'' (90VA194). This system is used to generate call detail records to capture information regarding calls made on telephone systems, including who made the call (calling party number), who was called (called party number), the date and time the call was made, the duration of the call, and other usages and diagnostic information elements (e.g., features used, reason for call termination).
Aluminum Extrusions From Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers and exporters of aluminum extrusions from Mexico. The period of investigation is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Buy America Waiver Notification
This notice provides information regarding FHWA's finding that it is appropriate to grant a Buy America waiver to the City of Mount Vernon, Washington, for procurement of non-domestic iron and steel products and components, used in construction of the Mount Vernon Library Commons Project (Project) in the City of Mount Vernon, Washington. The waiver relates specifically to manufactured products that are part of the elevator equipment; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems; and architectural elements of the Project.
North Dakota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-4760-DR), dated February 15, 2024, and related determinations.
Chlorpyrifos; Amendment to Existing Stocks Provisions in Adama Product Cancellation Orders
On May 4, 2023 and November 6, 2023, EPA issued final cancellation orders terminating food uses for three products, which were voluntarily requested by Adama and accepted by the Agency, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The Agency is issuing this notice to amend the existing stocks provisions in the May 4, and November 6, 2023 orders, for the products listed in this document.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint regarding Certain Cellular Base Station Communication Equipment, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same, DN 3730; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Personnel Demonstration Project Program
STRLs may implement innovative approaches to attract and retain exceptional talent who are participating in Demo projects. The flexibilities described herein allow the STRLs to better manage their workforce by authorizing flexible extended temporary promotion and temporary reassignment for supervisory and team leader positions; a recruitment incentive in the form of time-off awards (time off from duty without loss of pay or charge to leave); retention counter-offers for high performing employees in scientific, technical or administrative positions; and certain awards management authorities for STRL directors. The flexibilities and procedures described herein are in addition to and do not supersede or cancel flexibilities described in previously published STRL FRNs.
Safety Zones; Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Safety Zones Update
The Coast Guard is amending and updating its safety zone regulations for annual events that take place in the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley area of responsibility (AOR). This action is necessary to update the current list of recurring safety zones with revisions, additional events, and removal of events that no longer take place in the Sector Ohio Valley. When these safety zones are enforced, certain restrictions are placed on marine traffic in specified areas.
Evaluation of Thermal Effects of Medical Devices That Produce Tissue Heating and/or Cooling; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Evaluation of Thermal Effects of Medical Devices That Produce Tissue Heating and/or Cooling.'' FDA is issuing this draft guidance document to describe relevant information that should be provided in premarket submissions to support the evaluation of thermal effects of medical devices that produce local, regional, and/or systemic changes in tissue temperature (i.e., heating and/or cooling) due to their use. The recommendations in this draft guidance reflect current review practices and are intended to promote consistency and facilitate efficient review of thermal effects data in premarket submissions for these devices. This draft guidance is not final nor is it for implementation at this time.
Determination That NUCYNTA (Tapentadol Hydrochloride) Solution, Equivalent 20 Milligrams Base/Milliliter, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that NUCYNTA (tapentadol hydrochloride) solution, equivalent (eq) 20 milligrams (mg) base/milliliter (mL), was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for tapentadol hydrochloride solution, eq 20 mg base/mL, if all other legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Revisions To Export, Reexport, and Transfer (In-Country) Controls for Nicaragua Under the Export Administration Regulations
In this final rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to apply more restrictive treatment to exports and reexports to, and transfers (in-country) within, Nicaragua of items subject to the EAR. This action is consistent with the State Department's addition of Nicaragua to the list of countries that are subject to a U.S. arms embargo under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). To reflect this changed status under the ITAR, BIS adds Nicaragua to Country Group D:5. BIS's amendments also address concerns regarding the Nicaraguan Government's commission of human rights abuses against citizens and civil society groups, as well as the regime's ongoing military and security cooperation with Russia. Specifically, BIS is moving Nicaragua from Country Group B to Country Group D, a more restrictive country grouping, applying a stringent licensing policy for items controlled for national security reasons, and making the country subject to `military end use' and `military end user' restrictions. This rule advances the U.S. Government's efforts to restrict the availability of items subject to the EAR to Nicaragua's military and security services. Additionally, consistent with BIS's authorities under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, this rule demonstrates a commitment to using export controls to protect human rights and promote democracy.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Addition to List of Proscribed Countries
The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to add Nicaragua in the list of countries for which it is the policy of the United States to deny licenses or other approvals for exports and imports of defense services and defense articles, except as otherwise provided.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program
NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. The season will open 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 15, 2024, and will close 1200 hours, A.l.t., December 7, 2024. This period is the same as the 2024 commercial halibut fishery opening dates adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, except the hours are not the same. The IFQ and CDQ halibut season dates are the same as specified by a separate publication in the Federal Register of annual management measures, which should be referenced for the halibut specific open and closure times.
Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVIII-G700 and GVIII-G800 Series Airplanes; Flight Envelope Protection: Takeoff Stall Protection
These special conditions are issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVIII-G700 and GVIII-G800 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is an envelope protection function to protect the airplane from over- and rapid-rotation on takeoff. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Pesticide Registration Review; Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability; Technical Correction
In the Federal Register of March 7, 2024, EPA issued a notice to announce the availability of EPA's interim registration review decision for etofenprox, and the final registration review decision for acetominophen. That notice incorrectly included a DATES section that established a comment deadline of May 6, 2024. A comment period is not necessary or appropriate for that document because the decision announced in that document are final for the interim phase of the process for etofenprox and a final decision for acetominophen. This document corrects that document by reaffirming the nature of all the decisions announced in that document and by closing the comment period it incorrectly established.
Formaldehyde; Draft Risk Evaluation Peer Review by the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Notice of Availability, Public Meetings and Request for Comment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or ``Agency'') is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the 2024 draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde prepared under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The draft risk evaluation is available for public review and comment. It will also be submitted to the SACC for peer review. EPA is also announcing that there will be two virtual public meetings of the SACC. The SACC will consider and review the draft risk evaluation at a 4-day virtual peer review public meeting that will be held on May 20-23, 2024. In addition, a virtual preparatory public meeting will be held on May 7, 2024, for the SACC to consider the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions for the peer review.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Authorization To Disclose Personal Information To A Third Party
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines, and Various Restricted Category Rotorcraft
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain General Electric Company (GE) Model CT7-2E1, CT7-2F1, CT7-8A, CT7-8E, CT7-8F5 engines, and various restricted category helicopters with GE Model T700-GE-700,-701A, -701C, -701D/CC, -701D, -401, -401C, CT7-2D or CT7-2D1 engines installed. This AD was prompted by at least four reports of failures of the torque reference tube magnetic insert braze joint of the power turbine drive shaft assembly within the last several months. This AD requires a phase array ultrasonic inspection of the torque reference tube magnetic insert braze joint of the power turbine drive shaft assembly for inadequate braze coverage, and repair or replacement of the power turbine drive shaft assembly if necessary. The FAA previously sent an emergency AD to all known U.S. owners and operators of these engines and helicopters and is now issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich bin Ich/I am Me” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition ``Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich bin Ich/I am Me'' at the Neue Galerie New York, in New York, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois; and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Agency Information Collection Extension
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Amendment of Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-233 and V-420; Gaylord, MI
This action proposes to amend Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-233 and V-420 in the vicinity of Gaylord, MI. The amendments are due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Gaylord, MI (GLR), VOR/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). The Gaylord VOR is being decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
Requests for Feedback and Meetings for Medical Device Submissions: The Q-Submission Program; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Requests for Feedback and Meetings for Medical Device Submissions: The Q-Submission Program.'' This draft guidance document provides an overview of the mechanisms available to submitters through which they can request interactions with FDA related to medical device submissions. This draft guidance, when finalized, is intended to supersede the document entitled ``Requests for Feedback and Meetings for Medical Device Submissions: The Q-Submission Program'' issued on June 2, 2023, and provides clarification and additional information on the scope of Q- Submission (Q-Sub) types, better delineation of how to obtain feedback for different types of questions (i.e., informal communication vs. Pre- Submission or other Q-Submission types), and improved examples. This draft guidance is not final nor is it for implementation at this time.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Determination That DUEXIS (Ibuprofen and Famotidine) Tablet, 800 Milligrams and 26.6 Milligrams, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that DUEXIS (ibuprofen and famotidine) tablet, 800 milligrams (mg) ibuprofen and 26.6 mg famotidine, was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to this drug product, and it will allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the product as long as they meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing notice of a modification to an existing Privacy Act System of Records. DOE proposes to amend System of Records DOE-23 Property Accountability System. This System of Records Notice (SORN) is being modified to align with new formatting requirements, published by the Office of Management and Budget, and to ensure appropriate Privacy Act coverage of business processes and Privacy Act information. While there are no substantive changes to the ``Categories of Individuals'' or ``Categories of Records'' sections covered by this SORN, substantive changes have been made to the ``System Locations,'' ``Routine Uses,'' and ``Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards'' sections to provide greater transparency. Changes to ``Routine Uses'' include new provisions related to responding to breaches of information held under a Privacy Act SORN as required by OMB's Memorandum M-17-12, ``Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information'' (January 3, 2017). Language throughout the SORN has been updated to align with applicable Federal privacy laws, policies, procedures, and best practices.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before March 9, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). This meeting will be held virtually for members of the public, and both virtually and in-person for SEAB members. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada
This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Information Collection: Remotely Administered Psychoacoustic Test for Advanced Air Mobility Noise Human Response
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections.
Procurement List; Deletions
This action delete product(s) and service(s) to the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
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